Public Servants to benefit from New Japanese Scholarship.
(Left-Right) Representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Dept. of Planning Secretary Mr. Koney Samuel, First Ass. Secretary Planning Mr. Reichert Thanda and DPM Manager PS Scholarship and Training Ms. Eileen Wahe as Secretary Sansan’s delegate at the signing grant signing ceremony, held this month.
Public servants will now be able to further their education in Japan, with the introduction of the new Japanese Development scholarship (JDS) called the Human Resources Development Scholarships which is fully funded by the Japanese Grant Aid.
A grant agreement signing to officiate the introduction of this new scholarship took place between the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Japanese Government, on Thursday August 22nd 2024.
Department of Personnel Management representatives were present at the signing ceremony of the Grant Agreement by Secretary Koney Samuel and JICA’s senior representative while Secretary Sansan signed as witness in absentia.
Executive Manager for Capacity Building and Development Ms. Agnes Tamate, said now that the grant agreement signing has taken place, DPM will await the official invitation from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) then DPM will make the announcement to the targeted agencies.
The Japan Development Scholarship for human resource development scholarship by the Japanese Grant Aid, is fully funded and targets young government officials who are upcoming leaders engaged in formulating and implementing social and economic development policies, public administration, public policy analysis and law.
The selection of the scholarship will be done in collaboration with representatives of the government of PNG through DNPM, DPM, Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Consultant, JDS.
The program is aimed at supporting human resource development and will provide a 2-year master course in Japanese Universities and will spreading over a period of seven years.
A total of 45 spaces have already been allocated to PNG with the first batch of 15 to commence, in September 2024 for the 2025 intake and from 2026-2030 10 spaces will be allocated each year.
The Japanese Development scholarship is now open to the following agencies; Dept. of Treasury, Finance, Planning and Monitoring, Prime Minister &NEC, Personnel Management, Internal Revenue Commission, Bank of PNG, Climate Change and Development Authority, Dept. of Justice and Attorney General, Dept. of Foreign Affairs, RPNGC and the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority.
